Search Results - "Tanokura, Masaru"

Coordination to divalent cations by calcium-binding proteins studied by FTIR spectroscopy by Nara, Masayuki, Morii, Hisayuki, Tanokura, Masaru

“…We review the Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of side-chain COO− groups of Ca2+-binding proteins: parvalbumins, bovine calmodulin, akazara…”
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Structural bases of IMiD selectivity that emerges by 5-hydroxythalidomide by Furihata, Hirotake, Yamanaka, Satoshi, Honda, Toshiaki, Miyauchi, Yumiko, Asano, Atsuko, Shibata, Norio, Tanokura, Masaru, Sawasaki, Tatsuya, Miyakawa, Takuya

“…Thalidomide and its derivatives exert not only therapeutic effects as immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) but also adverse effects such as teratogenicity, which are…”
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NMR-based metabolomics for simultaneously evaluating multiple determinants of primary beef quality in Japanese Black cattle by Kodani, Yoshinori, Miyakawa, Takuya, Komatsu, Tomohiko, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Analytical methodologies to comprehensively evaluate beef quality are increasingly needed to accelerate improvement in both breeding and post-mortem…”
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Antioxidant properties and inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme by highly active peptides from wheat gluten by Liu, Wen-Ying, Zhang, Jiang-Tao, Miyakawa, Takuya, Li, Guo-Ming, Gu, Rui-Zeng, Tanokura, Masaru

“…This study aimed to focus on the high-value utilization of raw wheat gluten by determining the potent antioxidant peptides and angiotensin I-converting enzyme…”
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novel Ca2+-activated, thermostabilized polyesterase capable of hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190 by Kawai, Fusako, Oda, Masayuki, Tamashiro, Tomonari, Waku, Tomonori, Tanaka, Naoki, Yamamoto, Masaki, Mizushima, Hiroki, Miyakawa, Takuya, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Only two polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET)-degrading enzymes have been reported, and their mechanism for the biochemical degradation of PET remains…”
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A pilot study of NMR-based sensory prediction of roasted coffee bean extracts by Wei, Feifei, Furihata, Kazuo, Miyakawa, Takuya, Tanokura, Masaru

“…•We investigated the utility of NMR as a potential tool to analyse the taste of coffee.•Chemical substances that could distinguish the different sensations…”
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Sirt3 Mediates Reduction of Oxidative Damage and Prevention of Age-Related Hearing Loss under Caloric Restriction by Someya, Shinichi, Yu, Wei, Hallows, William C., Xu, Jinze, Vann, James M., Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan, Tanokura, Masaru, Denu, John M., Prolla, Tomas A.

“…Caloric restriction (CR) extends the life span and health span of a variety of species and slows the progression of age-related hearing loss (AHL), a common…”
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Crystallization and melting properties studied by DSC and FTIR spectroscopy of goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) oil by Embaby, Hassan Elsayed, Miyakawa, Takuya, Hachimura, Satoshi, Muramatsu, Tomonari, Nara, Masayuki, Tanokura, Masaru

“…•Goldenberry pomace and seed oils (GPO/GSO) contained > 85% unsaturated fatty acids.•Linoleic was the major fatty acid, and trilinolein was the dominant TAG in…”
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Molecular basis of strigolactone perception in root-parasitic plants: aiming to control its germination with strigolactone agonists/antagonists by Miyakawa, Takuya, Xu, Yuqun, Tanokura, Masaru

“…The genus Striga , also called “witchweed”, is a member of the family Orobanchaceae, which is a major family of root-parasitic plants. Striga can lead to the…”
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Molecular Basis for Substrate Recognition and Catalysis by a Marine Bacterial Laminarinase by Yang, Jian, Xu, Yuqun, Miyakawa, Takuya, Long, Lijuan, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Laminarin is an abundant algal polysaccharide that serves as carbon storage and fuel to meet the nutrition demands of heterotrophic microbes. Laminarin…”
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Different DNA-binding specificities of NLP and NIN transcription factors underlie nitrate-induced control of root nodulation by Nishida, Hanna, Nosaki, Shohei, Suzuki, Takamasa, Ito, Momoyo, Miyakawa, Takuya, Nomoto, Mika, Tada, Yasuomi, Miura, Kenji, Tanokura, Masaru, Kawaguchi, Masayoshi, Suzaki, Takuya

“…Leguminous plants produce nodules for nitrogen fixation; however, nodule production incurs an energy cost. Therefore, as an adaptive strategy, leguminous…”
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Comprehensive NMR Analysis of Compositional Changes of Black Garlic during Thermal Processing by Liang, Tingfu, Wei, Feifei, Lu, Yi, Kodani, Yoshinori, Nakada, Mitsuhiko, Miyakawa, Takuya, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Black garlic is a processed food product obtained by subjecting whole raw garlic to thermal processing that causes chemical reactions, such as the Maillard…”
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Structural basis for the Ca2+-enhanced thermostability and activity of PET-degrading cutinase-like enzyme from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190 by Miyakawa, Takuya, Mizushima, Hiroki, Ohtsuka, Jun, Oda, Masayuki, Kawai, Fusako, Tanokura, Masaru

“…A cutinase-like enzyme from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190, Cut190, hydrolyzes the inner block of polyethylene terephthalate (PET); this enzyme is a member…”
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NIGT1 family proteins exhibit dual mode DNA recognition to regulate nutrient response-associated genes in Arabidopsis by Ueda, Yoshiaki, Nosaki, Shohei, Sakuraba, Yasuhito, Miyakawa, Takuya, Kiba, Takatoshi, Tanokura, Masaru, Yanagisawa, Shuichi

“…Fine-tuning of nutrient uptake and response is indispensable for maintenance of nutrient homeostasis in plants, but the details of underlying mechanisms remain…”
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Roasting Process of Coffee Beans as Studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Time Course of Changes in Composition by Wei, Feifei, Furihata, Kazuo, Koda, Masanori, Hu, Fangyu, Miyakawa, Takuya, Tanokura, Masaru

“…In this paper, we report a 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based comprehensive analysis of coffee bean extracts of different degrees of roast. The…”
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Metabolic profiling of natural and cultured Cordyceps by NMR spectroscopy by Lu, Yi, Zhi, Yuee, Miyakawa, Takuya, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Cordyceps , a type of Chinese herbal medicine that exhibits anti-angiogenesis and tumor growth suppression effects, has recently gained increasing popularity…”
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Molecular mechanism of strigolactone perception by DWARF14 by Nakamura, Hidemitsu, Xue, You-Lin, Miyakawa, Takuya, Hou, Feng, Qin, Hui-Min, Fukui, Kosuke, Shi, Xuan, Ito, Emi, Ito, Shinsaku, Park, Seung-Hyun, Miyauchi, Yumiko, Asano, Atsuko, Totsuka, Naoya, Ueda, Takashi, Tanokura, Masaru, Asami, Tadao

“…Strigolactones (SLs) are phytohormones that inhibit shoot branching and function in the rhizospheric communication with symbiotic fungi and parasitic weeds. An…”
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Crystal structure and substrate recognition mechanism of the prolyl endoprotease PEP from Aspergillus niger by Miyazono, Ken-ichi, Kubota, Keiko, Takahashi, Kenji, Tanokura, Masaru

“…Proteases are enzymes that are not only essential for life but also industrially important. Understanding the substrate recognition mechanisms of proteases is…”
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Structural analysis of HTL and D14 proteins reveals the basis for ligand selectivity in Striga by Xu, Yuqun, Miyakawa, Takuya, Nosaki, Shohei, Nakamura, Akira, Lyu, Ying, Nakamura, Hidemitsu, Ohto, Umeharu, Ishida, Hanako, Shimizu, Toshiyuki, Asami, Tadao, Tanokura, Masaru

“…HYPOSENSITIVE TO LIGHT (HTL) and DWARF14 (D14) mediate the perception of karrikin and strigolactone, which stimulates germination of the parasitic weed Striga…”
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Hydrogen peroxide modification affects the structure and physicochemical properties of dietary fibers from white turnip (Brassica Rapa L.) by Gao, Qi, Zhou, Xue-jie, Ma, Rui, Lin, Han, Wu, Jia-le, Peng, Xue, Tanokura, Masaru, Xue, You-lin

“…Turnip ( Brassica rapa L.) is widely consumed as a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine with high dietary fiber content. Soluble dietary fiber (SDF) and…”
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